Knockouts are here - what is England's path to the final?

Published28 June 2026

England are through to the semi-finals of the World Cup after battling to beat Norway.

The Three Lions had to come from behind in sweltering conditions in Miami, with Jude Bellingham drawing his side level on the stroke of half-time before scoring the winner early in extra time to claim a 2-1 win.

It means England are one win away from reaching their third major tournament final of the decade.

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Now they have made it past Norway, England will face the defending champions.

Argentina won all three of their group games, and Lionel Messi has continued to deliver on the biggest stage of all in the month he turned 39, scoring eight goals so far.

They survived a huge scare in being taken to extra time by surprise package Cape Verde in the last 32 and produced a stunning comeback to beat Egypt to reach the quarter-finals.

On Saturday they beat Switzerland 3-1 in extra time, thanks to a stunning Julian Alvarez goal to set up a meeting with England.

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Should England reach the final, then they will face 2018 winners and 2022 runners-up France, or 2010 victors Spain.

France beat Morocco 2-0 in the quarter-finals, while Spain overcame Belgium 2-1.

The final will be held in New Jersey in front of 82,500 fans.

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